ULM falls just short at LSU

'Hawks creep back from 18-point deficit, but lose 61-54

12:08 AM,
Dec. 15, 2013

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

LSU played like it just took the previous two weeks off for exams, but it escaped with a lackluster, 61-54 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in front of about 6,000 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday night.

"We knew we wouldn't be as sharp as we were before," said freshman forward Jordan Mickey, who was one of the few Tigers on his game as he led both teams with 25 points and nine rebounds.

LSU (6-2) led by just 31-26 at the half before opening up an 18-point lead in the second half at 55-37 on a dunk by Jordan. A dunk by Darcy Malone kept the Tigers up by 18 at 61-43 at the 4:33 mark. The Tigers let the ...